TamilNadu Electricity Board

The TamilNadu Electricity Board (TNEB) is a government owned electricity utility servicing the state of TamilNadu in India.

TNEB states that it has a total installed capacity of 10,214 MW from its own power stations as well as from a central power pool and independent power producers. Coal-fired power stations account for 29% of the capacity, gas 5%, hydro 21%, the central share pool 28%, independent producers 12% and other 5%.

Existing coal-fired power stations
TNEB has four existing coal-fired power stations with a total capacity of 2970 MW. These plants are:
 * Ennore power station with an installed capacity of 450 megawatts;
 * Mettur power station with an installed capacity of 840 megawatts;
 * North Chennai power station with an installed capacity of 630 megawatts;
 * Tuticorin power station with an installed capacity of 1050 megawatts;

Proposed coal-fired power stations
TNEB has entered into a joint venture with the National Thermal Power Corporation to investigate a new power station with two possible phases to construction. These are:
 * Ennore power station expansion, a proposed 600MW unit co-located with the existing Ennore power station;
 * Vallur I power station a 1000 MW power station comprising two 500 MW units; and
 * Vallur I Phase-II a 500 MW power station based on one 500MW unit.
 * Udangudi power station, a 1600 megawatt project comprising two 800MW units;

Contact details
Website: http://www.tneb.in/

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